The State’s Gender Budget outlay for 2024-25 is ₹4,661.51 crore, which comprises 21.35% of the total Plan outlay, an increase of 0.23 percentage points over the allocation in 2023-24 – 21.12% (₹4,670.22 crore).
While the resource allocation for 90-100% women specific schemes has gone up in 2024-25 (10.5%), that for schemes in which the allocation of resources is less than 90% has come down (10.85%). The allocation in the former is ₹2,291.69 crore, against ₹1,479.53 crore (6.69%) in 2023-24. This is mainly because of introduction of new schemes, new components, and improved allocations to existing schemes that directly address women’s developmental needs, says the Gender Budget document.
In the case of composite schemes, the allocation is ₹2,369.82 crore, against ₹3,190.69 crore (14.43%) in 2023-24.
